The enormous sphere of chakra continued to grow.
Its dazzling golden light illuminated the entire training ground.
The surrounding air twisted violently under the pressure of the condensed energy.
Even Konan's expression became serious.
"That amount of chakra..."
She had fought countless powerful shinobi throughout her life.
Yet this was the first time she had witnessed chakra compressed to such an unbelievable degree.
Above the battlefield, the miniature moon created by Chibaku Tensei continued to expand.
Massive chunks of earth, trees, and stone were pulled skyward without resistance.
The gravitational force grew stronger every second.
Naruto looked up.
A grin spread across his face.
"Perfect."
Golden chakra erupted from behind him.
Several giant chakra arms emerged simultaneously.
Each arm began gathering natural energy from the surroundings.
Nagato immediately noticed what was happening.
"He's still increasing its power?"
Even he found it difficult to believe.
The Rasengan was already large enough to destroy a mountain.
Yet Naruto was still pouring chakra into it.
The giant sphere became increasingly unstable.
Violent streams of energy crackled across its surface.
The ground beneath Naruto's feet began sinking from the pressure alone.
Finally, Naruto took a deep breath.
"Sage Art..."
The entire battlefield fell silent.
Even the wind seemed to stop.
Then Naruto hurled the colossal Rasengan into the sky.
"Super Tailed Beast Rasengan!"
Boom!!!
The giant sphere shot upward like a golden meteor.
Everything in its path was blown apart.
The air exploded.
The earth shook.
The massive Rasengan collided directly with the growing Chibaku Tensei.
For one brief moment, the two forces froze.
Then the world turned white.
BOOOOOOM!!!
A deafening explosion erupted across the sky.
The miniature moon shattered instantly.
Countless fragments exploded outward like a meteor shower.
The shockwave spread across dozens of kilometers.
Trees bent violently.
Birds scattered in terror.
The clouds overhead were torn apart.
Even the distant villages could feel the tremor.
Back on the battlefield, everyone stared upward in stunned silence.
The shattered remains of Chibaku Tensei rained down from the sky.
Nagato looked at the scene with disbelief.
His strongest sealing technique...
Destroyed by pure force.
A helpless smile appeared on his face.
"This really is unfair."
Naruto laughed.
"You're just being modest."
"No."
Nagato shook his head.
"I'm being honest."
"The current you has already surpassed every shinobi I've ever known."
Not even the legendary Madara described in ancient records had displayed such overwhelming chakra.
At least, not from what Nagato knew.
Naruto scratched his cheek awkwardly.
"You're making me embarrassed."
Sasuke immediately rolled his eyes.
"You don't look embarrassed at all."
"Really?"
"Not even a little."
Naruto laughed loudly.
The tense atmosphere instantly relaxed.
But Nagato's eyes gradually became serious again.
"There is still one ability left."
Naruto nodded.
"The Outer Path?"
"Yes."
Nagato slowly raised both hands.
Dark chakra began flowing around his body.
The ground trembled.
An ancient, oppressive aura filled the battlefield.
Behind him, a gigantic phantom slowly emerged.
Its appearance was only partial, but everyone instantly recognized it.
The Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
The terrifying creature opened its eyes.
Its enormous presence pressed down upon the entire area.
Even Sasuke instinctively tensed.
"This thing..."
He remembered the records describing how the statue had absorbed tailed beasts and destroyed entire battlefields.
Nagato looked toward Naruto.
"Without this statue, I could never have controlled the Six Paths of Pain."
"Without it, many of my strongest abilities disappear."
"But now that my body has recovered..."
A faint smile appeared.
"I no longer need to rely on it."
The phantom behind him slowly faded away.
Naruto understood immediately.
For years, Nagato had depended on the Demonic Statue because his body had been too weak.
Now things were different.
The restored Uzumaki vitality within him had awakened completely.
His own strength had finally surpassed the crutch he once relied upon.
Konan watched quietly.
There was pride in her eyes.
This was the Nagato she remembered.
Not the broken god trapped inside a machine.
Not the puppet manipulated by others.
But the young man who once dreamed of changing the world.
Nagato lowered his hands.
The oppressive aura disappeared.
The battlefield returned to normal.
Then he looked at Naruto and smiled.
"I admit defeat."
Naruto blinked.
"That's it?"
Nagato nodded.
"That's enough."
"Most of my techniques have already been demonstrated."
"And none of them can truly threaten you."
Naruto rubbed his nose.
"Well, I guess that's true."
Sasuke's eyebrow twitched.
Only Naruto could make a statement like that sound completely natural.
Nagato suddenly chuckled.
"However..."
His Rinnegan glimmered.
"If I ever fully master these eyes, we should fight again."
Naruto's grin widened.
"Deal."
The two clasped hands.
At that moment, neither realized that far away, hidden within the shadows of the world, another pair of eyes was watching events unfold.
And those eyes were filled with growing unease.
Because the pieces on the board were no longer moving according to the original plan.
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